Cantus Firmus
Cody Cook
Kingdom theology for Christians without a country.
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Aug 9, 2020 • 4min
Liberty and Virtue During a Pandemic
In a 1787 letter, Benjamin Franklin wrote, “only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more […]
Jul 16, 2020 • 1h 35min
Render to Caesar – What do Christians owe to the state?
In this episode, Aree Spivey (artist, Failed Kingdoms) and John A. Dangelo III (writer, antiwarwarvet.com) were my guests to talk about the infamous “render to […]
Jun 27, 2020 • 4min
Breaking Ourselves of Our Breaking Bad Politics
My wife and I recently re-watched the TV show Breaking Bad. If you’re not familiar with the show, it’s about a high school chemistry teacher […]
Jun 18, 2020 • 9min
The Political Common Ground on Racism
In this short episode, I discuss a recent article by conservative columnist David French that points a way forward for conservatives and moderates to address […]
Jun 14, 2020 • 10min
Why Nonviolence?
I’ve spent a lot of time engaging with conservatives about my Christian nonviolence views. Conservatives tend to be big supporters of the military and the […]
Jun 11, 2020 • 1h 6min
Police Brutality & Christian Hope with the Anti-War War Vet
In a recent Instagram Live video chat (video available here: https://www.instagram.com/antiwarwarvet/), the John “The Anti-War War Vet” Dangelo brought me in as part of a […]
May 30, 2020 • 1h 10min
Anarchy in the USA: Liberty, Police, and Pandemic
In a conversation sure to agitate both conservatives and progressives, Aree Spivey (artist, Failed Kingdoms) and John A. Dangelo III (writer, antiwarwarvet.com) were my guests […]
May 14, 2020 • 1h 10min
How Do I Know if I’m Saved?
In this open invitation Zoom chat, I highlighted the thorny question of how a Christian can know if they’re saved (also called “assurance”), gave some […]
Apr 5, 2020 • 43min
Can We Have Church During a Quarantine?
I invited 3 guests to discuss whether or not we can really have church in light of so many Christian communities closing their doors across […]
Mar 28, 2020 • 1h 6min
Reading Lamentations in a Time of Pandemic
I took the Corona virus quarantine as an opportunity to create a live video chat on the topic of the biblical book of Lamentations and […]
